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H.R. 1243 · 115th Congress

BEST Practices Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

HJD JohnsonSponsor
150 cosponsors · 131 D, 19 R
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35 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or the BEST Practices Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 28, 2017

Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or the BEST Practices Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), by no later than: (1) October 1, 2020, to complete the development, testing, and validation of human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2022, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. No animals may be used in such training after the latter date.

DOD shall submit an annual report to Congress regarding the development and implementation of the human-based training methods.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: BEST Practices Act

Also known as: Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act

Latest action (Mar 23, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 28, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.